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Mikayla POV
I raced after Brady as we ran through the woods, him leading, to the training grounds. We ran for a few minutes before we broke through some bushes into the clearing I had visited with my dad when we helped Lanny's head guard train his guards.Wait a minute. We came to help the head guard and if Brady is the head guard, that means that was him the other day! I'm going to have to ask him about that later. I thought to myself before I was snapped out my thoughts by Brady's voice. "Alright men, Ms. Makoola is going to be helping with training again today. If anyone acts up then you will be punished." Brady spoke with authority in his voice. He sounded similar to my dad when he was giving commands to our guards.
"Mikayla?" I looked at Brady to see he was looking at me. "Can you please work with those guards? They can tell you what they need help with." I nodded my head in response. Brady then leaned closer to me. "If they give you any trouble, feel free to attack." He whispered before turning and walking to his group of guards. I turned to my group.
"Alright then, what have you guys been working on?" I questioned. One of the guards stepped forward. He looked about as old as my dad. "We were working on sword-fighting." He responded, answering my question. "Thank you sir." He nodded and backed up into his spot of the line. "Have you guys learned how to parry a blow?" I asked the group. They all shook their heads. "Mitchel taught us some but we ran out of time that day." The same guard that answered the first time answered me again. I nodded my head. "Alright. Here's how you parry a double slash." I then continued showing the guards how to parry.
Brady POV
I watched as Mikayla helped my guards with their training. I had already started my group with their training, showing them the move before letting then try it on each other. I never became extremely involved with the group. If the guards needed help they would come ask me for help, and I would happily agree to help them. Take Tate for example. He's like my little brother, even though I'm only a year older than him. Tate always asks me for help with different things and I never mind helping him. It's actually fun because when I'm talking to Tate, it's like I'm talking to Boomer or Boz.
"Mitchel?" I turned my attention to Mikayla. "Yes?" I responded. "Want to spar?" Mikayla asked, a challenging tone in her voice. "Bring it on!" I agreed before we walked over to a free spot in the clearing. We both got into our fight stances before Mikayla rushed towards me, her sword already swinging towards me. I quickly blocked her attack before swinging my sword at her. Our blades clanged as they clashed together. For a moment, we had a battle of strength. I was able to slightly overpower her and almost knocked Mikayla down when I slipped on a couple of leaves, causing me to crash into the ground, my sword falling down beside me. I quickly recovered from my fall and grabbed my sword before leaping to my feet to face Mikayla again. I smirked at her before she came charging at me once more. This time though, I had a plan. I slid to the right, causing Mikayla to miss me and almost run into a tree. I stepped back into my fight stance while Mikayla whirled around, ready to attack again. I motioned to her with my hand to attack me. She smirked at me before she ran towards again. I braced myself, ready to dodge her attack and slide out of the way again. When Mikayla was about two feet away from me I began to move. This time though, I was too late. Mikayla was on top of me. She swung her sword towards me. I barely blocked the blow before she swung again, attacking me with a series of blows. I was able to block them all easily. Mikayla then suddenly stopped. I held my sword up, confused on why Mikayla had stopped attacking me. I looked at Mikayla confused before slowly lowering my weapon. We stood there for a moment, complete silence echoing through the clearing. I looked at the guards out of the corner of my eye, noticing they had all stopped training and were watching Mikayla and I. My gaze shifted back to Mikayla to find she wasn't there anymore.
My eyes searched the clearing before I heard leaves crunching behind me. I whirled around just in time to block another blow from Mikayla, parrying it with an attack of my own. We then continued our fight. I swung at Mikayla, causing her to bring her sword up to block my attack. Our swords crashed together, Mikayla and I battling with strength again. I smirked at her before lashing out with my foot, hitting her legs and causing her to crash to the ground. She groaned as she hit the ground. I pointed my sword at her before reaching down and helping her up. "I win." I whispered to her, causing her to roll her eyes. "Goofball." Mikayla muttered to me. This time it was my turn to roll my eyes. I then turned to my guards. "That's all we're doing for today. Have a good night everyone." They all nodded their heads before turning and packing up their things. I then turned to Mikayla. She walked closer to me. "How did you beat me?" She hissed, annoyance and surprise evident in her voice. I smiled, amused that I had annoyed her without even trying. "I learned to fight. That's how." I responded, trying to sound slightly cocky in order to annoy her even more. Mikayla rolled her eyes again before we started walking to Lanny's castle again.
Tate POV (A First!)
I rushed through the jungle towards the castle, where I was hoping to see Indigo. I wanted to ask Indigo to a picnic in the jungle. I really like Indigo. She's just so... Mysterious. I don't know what it is about her but I really like her. More than a friend for sure. I then noticed an Indigo-haired girl walking through the plaza.
"Indigo!" I called as I ran towards her. She stopped walking and turned around to see who was calling her. When she noticed me she waved. "Hi Tate! What can I help you with?" Indigo greeted me as I jogged up to her. "I was wondering if you would like to maybe have a picnic together?" I asked, suddenly becoming extremely nervous. Indigo smiled at me. "You mean a picnic, as in a date?" She questioned. I nodded my head, slightly fearful of her answer. Indigo smiled once again. "I would love to go on a date with you." Indigo responded. I sighed in relief and smiled before hugging Indigo. I pulled away after a minute. "So, does this mean we're official?" I asked the beautiful girl in front of me. Indigo blushed and giggled before responding, "Yes Tate, this means we're official." I smiled and hugged Indigo once more. This is going to be awesome. I thought as I walked hand in hand with Indigo to get some food for our picnic.
We walked for a few minutes before I thought of something. "Indigo, are we going to come up with a couple name like King Brady did for Mikayla? Theirs was Bra-Kayla. It was a mash-up of their names combined." I looked to Indigo to see her response. She looked thoughtful. "Ok then, how about Tandigo?" She responded. I nodded my head. Tandigo. Indio plus Tate equals Tandigo. I thought happily as we kept walking. "That's an amazing name!" I responded, my enthusiasm showing in my voice. Indigo giggled as we continued walking through the castle, searching for the kitchen.
"Mikayla, I told you, we are not going to go to Kinkow and talk to my brothers!" I heard someone exclaim as Indigo and I walked around the corner to find Mitchel and Mikayla standing there, arguing apparently. "Why not?" Mikayla fired back at my mentor. "Because we can't! They can't know where I am!" Mitchel cried out in annoyance. Indigo then leaned over to me.
"Let's leave these two alone. They need to sort this out themselves." She whispered to me. I nodded my head before following Indigo into the kitchen. Once inside I quickly packed a sandwich for me and a salad for Indigo to eat before grabbing a blanket out of the cabinet and placing it in the basket. When everything was packed I turned to Indigo. "Ready to go?" I questioned while leaning down and kissing Indigo's hand, causing her to blush and giggle. "I've never been more ready." She responded before I smiled and led her out the door. I then took her to a spot in the forest I knew about, one that was extremely quiet, relaxing, and peaceful. I had found this spot by accident when I got tangled up in vines during a patrol with Mitchel. I had been able to free myself before I tripped and fell through some bushes, landing in the clearing.
We walked for a few minutes until we reached our destination. Once I led Indigo through the bushes, she gasped in amazement. "Oh my goodness. It's beautiful." She whispered breathlessly, spellbound by the beauty of the clearing. I was too spellbound by Indigo's beauty to notice though. With the sunlight just barely landing on her, she seemed as if she was glowing in the light. "Tate, this is amazing." Indigo hugged me as she spoke. "It's not as amazing as you are." I mumbled. I felt Indigo giggle against my chest, causing me to smile widely as well. We stayed like this for a few minutes, my arms wrapped around Indigo, her face buried in my chest. After a while, we broke apart.
I then began to set up our picnic. I laid the blanket down on the ground before Indigo and I sat down on it. We both then started taking food out of the basket before starting to eat. I dug into my sandwich, starving after a long day of guard practice. Indigo slowly ate her salad. While we were eating, I kept catching Indigo's eye, causing her to look away while blushing. After a while, we both finished eating. By the time we had both finished, I had packed up the basket and everything else. "Ready to start heading back, m'lady?" I questioned as I stood up before helping Indigo up. She blushed before taking my hand in hers and beginning to walk. "Of course sir." She responded before we began walking back to the castle.
After a while of us walking together in a comfortable silence, we reached the castle. Once we arrived, I stopped walking and looked at Indigo. "Thank you for coming with me tonight Indigo. I had an awesome time and I hope we can go out again." I spoke truthfully, looking into Indigo's eyes. She smiled. "I had an amazing time tonight as well Tate. Thank you." She leaned forward and kissed me on the cheek, causing me to blush. Indigo noticed and giggled at my red face. "I'll see you soon Tate." Indigo hugged me and began walking into the castle. "Bye Indigo!" I called after her before turning around and walking home, my hand pressed against my cheek the whole time.
Done! I hope you guys liked it! Thanks for reading!
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